Constructing Test Items Multiple-Choice, Constructed-Response, Performance, and Other Formats /

• Main Author: Osterlind, Steven J. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 1998.
• Edition: Second Edition.
• Series: Evaluation in Education and Human Services ; 47
• Subjects: Education.; Assessment.; Assessment, Testing and Evaluation.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess

Constructing test items for standardized tests of achievement, ability, and aptitude is a task of enormous importance. The interpretability of a test's scores flows directly from the quality of its items and exercises. Concomitant with score interpretability is the notion that including only ca...

Table of Contents:

• What Is Constructing Test Items?
• Definition, Purpose, and Characteristics of Items
• Determining the Content for Items: Validity
• Starting to Write Items: Practical Considerations
• Style, Editorial, and Publication Guidelines for Items in the Multiple-choice Format
• Style, Editorial, and Publication Guidelines for Items in Constructed-response/Performance Formats
• Style, Editorial, and Publication Guidelines for Items in Other Common Formats
• Judging the Quality of Test Items: Item Analysis
• Ethical, Legal Considerations, and Final Remarks for Item Writers.